Horse-releaser.



G. W, HUPPMAN. HORSE RELEASER.

APPLIUATION FILED 001224, 1907. 9579 4Q@ Patented May 10, i910.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 1910.

Application filed October 24, 1907. Serial No. 399,043.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE IV. HUFFMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buckhorn, in the county of Madison, State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Releasers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, 'and exactdescription of the invent-ion, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in horse releasersand it has more particular reference to a horse releaser comprising inits broad conception, a. slidable rod provided with shaft connectionsand manually operated means for slidably moving the said rod in t-heoperation of releasing a horse. In connection with a horse releaser ofthe above type, the invention aims as a primary object to provide anovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, comprehendingthe means above referred to for operating the slidable rod.

The invention aims as a further object to provide a slidable rodinvolving novel structural details, having relation to the engagement ofsaid rod with the vehicle shafts.

The details of construction will appear in the course of the followingdescription, in which reference is had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, like characters of referencedesignating similar parts, throughout the several views, wherein Figure1 is a front elevation of a horse releaser, constructed in accordancewith the present invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 isa longitudinal vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is afragmentary horizontal section through the standard immediately abovethe pinion segment.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 5 designates the axle treeprovided at the ends thereof with U-shaped clips 6, having apertures 7.Projecting forwardly from the axle tree 5, is a supporting frameincluding parallel side bars 8, and a front cross bar 9. The side bars 8are provided with straps 10 which constitute guides for a flat slidablebeam 11 carrying at one end a straight pin 12 for engagement in theapertures 7 of the adjacent clip 6 and at its other end carrying arecurvately bent pin 13 for engagement in the apertures T, of theremaining clip G.

Upon the cross bar 9, a bearing strap lt mounted and imposed upon thestrap l1 are the angular extensions 15 of the legs of a standard 16 ofinverted U-shape, the cross part of the said standard and the raisedcentral portion of the strap lt, serving as bearings for a verticalshaft 17. The extensions l5 and the ends of the strap 14k are held uponthe cross bar 9 by common fastening means 1S. 'Ihe shaft 17 carries atits lower end, between the raised portion of the strap 111 and the crossbar 9, a pinion segment 19 which meshes with rack teeth 20 formed at thefront edge of the beam 11. The shaft 17 carries at its upper end an arm21, having a vertically extending handle portion 22 to which is secureda pivoted spring held trigger 23 operatively connected to a sliding pawl24, which works through a suitable opening in the arm 21 and is designedin the normal position of the parts, to engage in an opening 25 formedin a plate 26 secured upon the upper cross bar of the standard 16.

Surrounding the shaft 17, for rotation thereabout, is a member 27,formed at its end with ears 28 between which is pivoted the end of anarm 29 which is movable to a ver tical position, in which position, saidarm engages beneath the cross bar connecting the shafts and constitutesa shaft holder for holding said shafts in an elevated position when notin use. In such use of the shaft holding attachment, the member 27 isrotated so that its arm 29 is disposed adjacent one side of the standard16, this position being at a substantial right angle to the position ofsaid arm shown in Fig. 2.

The frame which supports the various operating elements is reinforced bybraces 30 having connection with the axle tree 5 and with the cross bar9. It will be understood that the U-shaped bolts 31, which are employedbetween the axle tree and the axle body as fastenings therefor arelikewise fastening means for the supporting frame, and in this function,pass through the ends of the bars 8.

In operation, the horse is freed from the vehicle by moving the handle22 from the position shown to a position central of the standard 16,during which movement, the beam 11 will be moved axially by the agencyof the pinion 19, and in such axial movement of the beam l1, the pins l2and 13 carried at the ends thereof, Will be moved out of the openings inthe clips 6, whereby the shafts are disconnected therefrom and the horseruns free of the vehicle.

rlhe invention is simple in its structural details, inexpensive tomanufacture, and practical and efficient in use.

That is claimed is:

The combination with an axle and its shaft engaging` clips, of a frameprojecting forwardly of the axle, thesaid frame being detachablyconnected to said axle, and including spaced parallel side bars and afront cross bar, alining guide straps mounted on the side bars of theframe, a beam slidable in the guide straps and resting` upon the sidebars, rack teeth formed on one longitudinal edge of the beam, rigid pinspivotally connected to opposite ends of the beam and their freeextremities being adapted to engage in the shaft clips, a bracket risingfrom the front cross bar of the frame, a vertical shaft journaled in thecross bar and bracket, a cog' gear fixed near the lower end of the shaftand meshing With the rack teeth, a perforated segment projecting`laterally from the bracket, and a throw lever xed to the upper end ofthe shaft and having a locking pawl engaging in the perforated segmentto hold the lever in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature, in presence of twoWitnesses.

GEORGE lV. HUF F MAN. lVitnesses Mmmm S. Hovis, FRED YVARD.

